Improving Injectable Medicines Prescription in Outpatient Services: A Path Towards Rational Use of Medicines in Iran
| Autor: | Arash Rashidian, Fatemeh Soleymani, Firoozeh Bairami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Prescription Drugs Health (social science) Leadership and Management Alternative medicine Pharmacy Iran Management Monitoring Policy and Law Drug Prescriptions Rational use Injections 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management Health care Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Practice Patterns Physicians' Medical prescription Health sector business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine 030503 health policy & services Health Policy lcsh:RA1-1270 Rational Use of Medicines Policy Brief Prescribing Family medicine Outpatient Services Christian ministry 0305 other medical science business Delivery of Health Care Injectable Medicines |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Vol 5, Iss 5, Pp 321-324 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2322-5939 |
| DOI: | 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.24 |
| Popis: | Injection is one of the most common medical procedures in the health sector. Annually up to 16 billion injections are prescribed in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), many of them are not necessary for the patients, increase the healthcare costs and may result in side effects. Currently over 40% of outpatient prescriptions in Iran contain at least one injectable medicine. To address the issue, a working group was established (August 2014 to April 2015) to provide a comprehensive policy brief to be used by national decision-makers. This report is the extract of methods that were followed and the main policy options for improving injectable medicines prescribing in outpatient services. Thirty-three potential policy options were developed focusing on different stakeholders. The panel reached consensus on seven policy options, noting effectiveness, cost, durability, and feasibility of each policy. The recommended policy options are targeted at patients and public (2 policies), insurers (2), physicians (1), pharmacies (1), and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) (1). |
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